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Understanding Section 145(3): Best Judgment Assessment & Powers of AO

Income Tax : Section 145(3) allows rejection of books if accounts are unreliable or standards are not followed. The key takeaway is that specif...

March 24, 2026 609 Views 0 comment Print

Best Judgment Assessment invalid without rejection of books of account

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that cash deposits cannot be treated as unexplained income unless books of account are formally rejected under s...

December 22, 2025 1188 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Assessments under Income-tax Law

Income Tax : Learn about various types of income tax assessments under Sections 143, 144, and 147, their procedures, time limits, and taxpayer ...

November 4, 2025 92799 Views 7 comments Print

Time limit for issuing different income-tax notices & completion of assessment

Income Tax : Summary of statutory deadlines for issuing income tax notices (Sec 143, 147) and completing assessments, reassessments, and appeal...

October 17, 2025 38082 Views 0 comment Print

Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

Income Tax : Understand the three core processes of Indian Income Tax: Rectification of mistakes (Sec 154), the four types of Assessment (Summa...

October 17, 2025 12501 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: CIT(A) can Refer Section 144 Best Judgment Assessments Back to AO

Income Tax : Starting October 1, 2024, Commissioners (Appeals) will gain new powers to set aside and refer best judgment assessments back to As...

July 26, 2024 12924 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


12.5% Profit on Bank Credits Excessive, Restricted to 4%: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad holds 12.5% profit estimation on ₹2.52 crore bank credits excessive; rejects commission agent claim due to lack o...

April 27, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

No Appeal Dismissal u/s 249(4)(b) Without Advance Tax Liability: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad holds that Section 249(4)(b) cannot bar appeal where no income is admitted and no advance tax is payable; sets asid...

April 27, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: Faceless Additions Set Aside – Salaried Assessee Deserves Fair Opportunity

Income Tax : The Tribunal restored the case as the CIT(A) confirmed additions without granting adequate opportunity of hearing. It held that fa...

April 27, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: Section 68 Additions Collapse – No “Source of Source” for Firms, Evidence Overrides Suspicion

Income Tax : The tribunal held that cash deposits cannot be treated as unexplained when sufficient recorded cash receipts exist. Once books sup...

April 27, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Proceedings Quashed as Notices Sent to Incorrect Email Address

Income Tax : The High Court quashed assessment and penalty orders after finding notices were sent to an incorrect email address. It held that i...

April 26, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print


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ITO doesn’t have jurisdiction to issue notice to NRI: ITAT Chandigarh

Income Tax : ITAT Chandigarh held that ITO Ward-3(1), Chandigarh had no jurisdiction to issue notice to an NRI and hence consequently the asses...

April 11, 2025 5736 Views 0 comment Print


Delay Condoned as Assessee, an Agriculturist, Unaware of Proceedings: ITAT Ahmedabad

September 30, 2024 675 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad condoned delay of 725 days in filing of an appeal since assessee is an agriculturist and is not aware of the intricacies of the assessment proceedings as well as appellate proceedings.

Power of rectification vested to Settlement Commission only w.e.f. 01.06.2011: Madras HC

September 26, 2024 516 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that Settlement Commission not authorized to rectify the order under section 154 of the Income Tax Act as power of rectification vested to Settlement Commission only with effect from 01.06.2011.

No reassessment if AO failed to issue mandatory notice u/s 143(2) before assessment

September 21, 2024 1485 Views 0 comment Print

Where AO failed to issue a notice under Section 143(2) and proceed directly by rejecting the  return filed by assessee, the reassessment action would thus be liable to be quashed.

Cash deposit during demonetization period to be examined as per CBDT instructions: ITAT Bangalore

September 17, 2024 1614 Views 0 comment Print

AO noted that the assessee was unable to satisfied the ingredients of section 68 of the Income Tax Act. Thus, AO applied section 68 and added into total income and applied tax rate as per section 115BBE of the Act. Accordingly assessed income was determined at Rs.75,49,764.

Dismissal of appeal by CIT(A) unjustified as reason for non-payment of advance tax amount explained: ITAT Bangalore

September 10, 2024 546 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that dismissal of appeal by CIT(A) for non-payment of an amount equal to the amount of advance tax unjustified as assessee has explained good and sufficient reason for not paying the amount.

ITAT Orders De Novo Consideration as CIT(A) Fails to Provide Reasons for dismissal of appeal

September 5, 2024 507 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ranchi remands MD Yasin Construction Pvt Ltd’s appeal due to CIT(A)’s non-mentioning of reasons for dismissal, directing a de novo review.

Arihant Developers Wins Bombay HC Case on IDS Tax Payment

September 5, 2024 687 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court quashes reassessment order against Arihant Developers, confirming their compliance with the Income Declaration Scheme 2016.

Assessment must be completed u/s. 144 when books of accounts are rejected u/s. 145(3): ITAT Jaipur

September 2, 2024 2325 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that in case the books of accounts are rejected by applying provisions of section 145(3) of the Income Tax Act then assessment must be completed under section 144 of the Income Tax Act which is not done by AO in the present case.

Due to short gap between three notices CIT(A) directed to give one more opportunity of being heard

September 2, 2024 366 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that there was short gap between three notices issued as say the opportunities granted hence it a fit case were one more opportunity should be granted in the proceedings before CIT(A), to enable the assessee to represent his appeals.

Settlement Commission Orders Not Rectifiable Under Section 154: Madras HC

August 31, 2024 483 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC rules Settlement Commission orders can’t be rectified under Section 154 of the Income Tax Act, upholding the principles from Brij Lal case.

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